Jelena Krivosic

Category: MSc research

  • Imaginary Book club: The Unexpected Truth About Animals

    Imaginary Book club: The Unexpected Truth About Animals

    “The Unexpected Truth About Animals” by Lucy Cooke challenges conventional wisdom about nature with its surprising and humorous stories. It prompted me to question societal narratives about the natural world. This thought-provoking book encourages readers to redefine their relationship with nature. Now I urge you to consider the impact of these cultural stories on climate,…

  • Imaginary Book club: Queer Ecology

    Imaginary Book club: Queer Ecology

    In a world of more time, I dream of hosting a book club to explore “queer ecology”. The field of queer ecology rejects labels and perceived norms, challenging society’s relationship with nature. It also intertwines with my PhD research on Natural History documentaries and their communication of global crises. Take a look for my list…

  • Resources: Climate Communication Toolkits

    I have about half a billion website bookmarked, pdfs, webinars and lecture notes that discuss various methods, tips and approaches to climate communication. There are also tonnes more on my ever growing to do list. After speaking with students and media professionals I wanted to consolidate a list of a few that I have found…

  • Film Club: Audience recommendations

    As part of the monthly environmental film club I run at UWE, Bristol I often get given many brilliant recommendations from the audience members. The discussions after our screenings explore quite a broad range of topics which has so far ranged from creating impact, behaviour change, animal welfare, decolonialisation, climate communication, anthropomorphism and the human/nature…

  • MSc research findings: Inspiring climate action through Natural History documentaries

    What stories about the climate and ecological crises do natural history documentaries actually tell us? How do filmmakers feel about the entangled crises and their role as storytellers? How can they inspire change? These are the questions that in 2021 inspired my dissertation when studying my MSc in Ecology and Sustainability, at the Centre for…